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1. Anita and the dragons

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Carmona, Hannah
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Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears to begin a new life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?

2. Beautifully me

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Noor, Nabela
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Zubi, a happy Bangladeshi girl, is excited about her first day of school, but at breakfast she is puzzled by her mother and older sister worrying about being "too big," and even at school she hears other people criticizing each other's bodies, and she starts to worry that maybe something is wrong with how she looks--until her declaration at dinner that she is on a diet makes her family realize what they have been doing wrong.

3. Becoming Vanessa

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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
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Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.

4. Big and small and in-between

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Higgins, Carter
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A tribute to all the special things in the world, whether big, small or somewhere in-between, from the hole in the donut to the way the Moon looks through a telescope, and a boat below the sky and above the waves.

5. The capybaras

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Soderguit, Alfredo
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"A charming and hilarious tale for kids ages 4-8 about how accepting others can enrich us all--featuring capybaras, the beloved animal sensation capturing hearts around the world."--Provided by publisher.

6. Counting to bananas: a mostly rhyming fruit book

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Tillotson, Carrie
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A banana wants to be the star of this rhyming counting book, but the narrator has other plans.

7. A day for sandcastles

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Lawson, JonArno
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A ... wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.

8. Dear treefrog

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Sidman, Joyce
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"With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to camouflage themselves - even how they eat their own skins,...

9. The depth of the lake and the height of the sky

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Kim, Jihyun, 1974-
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"It's summertime and a boy and his dog are leaving behind their apartment in the busy city. His grandparents' home in the countryside feels like a different world. From the window, the curious boy sees a path leading enticingly into the forest. He can't wait to explore. At each bend in the trail the boy discovers more wonders of the surrounding natural world, from towering trees to a still, silent lake. He can't resist diving down, down into the cool...

10. Doing business

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Harris, Shawn (Artist)
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Everyone becomes a suspect when bathroom business is done in the wrong place.

11. Dreams for a daughter

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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
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A black mother describes her dreams for her newborn daughter, and her hopes for a future in which her little one will grow to cross borders and bridge boundaries, be her best self, and find love.

12. Every dog in the neighborhood

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Stead, Philip Christian
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Louis and his eccentric Grandmother set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out about city hall's woefully inadequate record keeping.

13. Gibberish

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Vo, Young
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When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sound like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world.

14. A good place

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Cousins, Lucy
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"Bee, Ladybug, Beetle, and Dragonfly are looking for a good place to live. And they each want something different. Every time they find what seems like the perfect spot, they soon discover it's underfoot, near traffic, or otherwise not safe. How will these four friends ever find a good place?"--

15. The hair book

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Yvette, LaTonya, 1989-
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"With striking, colorful graphics and simple alliterative text, this book features poufy hair, wavy hair, Afro hair, hair covered in a hijab, and more. The message is clear: no matter what you look like, you are beautiful, valued, and welcome everywhere."--Provided by publisher.

16. A history of me

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Theodore, Adrea
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"A mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her daughter"--

17. A house

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Henkes, Kevin
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Bright illustrations paired with interactive call-and-response questions tell of what makes a house a home.

18. Hundred years of happiness

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Lại, Thanhhà
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"... picture book ... showcasing the love between grandparents and grandchildren, the challenges of memory loss, and the joy that sweet reminders of a faraway home can bring."--Provided by publisher.

19. I am!: a book of reminders

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Medina, Juana, 1980-
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"Remind yourself every day how amazing you are with this joyful celebration of ... YOU!"--Back cover.

20. I will!: a book of promises

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Medina, Juana, 1980-
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Bright and colorful, this picture book is filled with affirmations while building self-worth and improving communication skills for kids, and adults, of all ages.